ABUSE AND NEGLECT: ADULT, ELDER & CHILD
RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
(SCROLL DOWN TO SEE CHILD ABUSE)
What Is Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse? Abuse of an elder or a dependent adult is abuse of: Someone 65 years old or older; or. A dependent adult, who is someone between 18 and 64 that has certain mental or physical disabilities that keep him or her from being able to do normal activities or protect himself or herself.
The law says elder or dependent adult abuse is: Physical abuse, neglect, financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction (taking the person out of the state against his or her will), or other behavior that causes physical harm, pain, or mental suffering
World Patients: 6%
Sex Ratio: M:2W
Symptoms: Poor Physical or Mental Condition or Lack of Self-Care
Progression: Declining Coping Skills or Death; One study of financial abuse showed an average of $186,000 stolen.
Causes: Abused by families or caregivers; Poverty was a major factor.
Youtube Video: Elder abuse can happen to anyone, even your parents.
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Support Groups: States Differ. In Iowa use “Dependent Adult Services” 1-800-362-2718.
If the person is in danger, dial “911.”)
Contact your own state’s Department of Human Services for possible support groups.
CHILD ABUSE
“Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation“; or. “An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.”
World Patients: 6%
Sex Ratio: M:2W
Symptoms: Poor Physical or Mental Condition or Lack of Self-Care
Progression: Declining Coping Skills or Death; One study of financial abuse showed an average of $186,000 stolen.
Causes: Abused by families or caregivers; Poverty was a major factor.
Youtube Video: How to Recognize Child Abuse and Neglect
Amazon or Library Book:
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Amazon or Library Book:
Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook

Support Group: childhelp.org;800-422-4453 (ChildHelp USA; National Child Abuse Hotline)
RESOURCES FOR PHYSICIANS, COUNSELORS AND RESEARCHERS
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
Clicking each title opens the
PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- The association between adverse childhood experiences and depression trajectories in the Add Health studyby Jill Desch on January 27, 2023
CONCLUSIONS: ACEs can have a lasting impact on depression through adulthood, highlighting the need to mitigate their impact to prevent depression-associated morbidity and mortality.
- Widening epidemiological data on the prevalence of child maltreatment: Validation of the German ICAST-R in a student sample and national household surveyby Marion Jarczok on January 27, 2023
CONCLUSION: The German version of the ICAST-R both widens the possibility of international CM prevalence comparison and provides novel epidemiological data for Germany on subjective severity of CM and CM perpetrators. Even in the presence of a marked selection bias, the ICAST-R had similarly good psychometric properties in the student and nationally representative household sample. Except for issues with two items, equivalence testing was comparable across age groups.
- Do insecure adult attachment styles mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and violent behavior?by Nina Papalia on January 26, 2023
Attachment theory has played an important role in attempts to understand the "cycle of violence," where maltreated children are at increased risk for perpetrating violence later in life. However, little is known empirically about whether adult attachment insecurity in close relationships may partly explain the link between childhood maltreatment and violent behavior. This study aimed to address this gap using data from a prospective longitudinal study of documented childhood abuse and neglect...
- Measuring Violence Against Children: A COSMIN Systematic Review of the Psychometric and Administrative Properties of Adult Retrospective Self-report Instruments on Child Abuse and Neglectby Bridget Steele on January 25, 2023
Valid, meaningful, and reliable adult retrospective measures of violence against children (VAC) are essential for establishing the prevalence, risk factors, and long-term effects of VAC. We aim to summarize the available evidence on the psychometric properties of adult retrospective VAC measures and to provide evidence-based recommendations for appropriate measure selection. We searched six electronic databases and gray literature for studies that report on the development, content validity, or...